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Charpentiera ovata
As recorded: Charpentiera ovata var. ovata
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 25, 1908
- Locality
- W Nuuanu Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 25, 1908, Forbes, C.N. also collected 11 other specimens.
Charpentiera ovata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1908. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Thompson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-03-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-01-01
Manuka State Wayside
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-09-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Charpentiera ovata. BISH 22656. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956339904. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/22656.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956339904 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026